A collection of lectures presented at the Fourth International Conference on Nonassociative Algebra and its Applications, held in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Topics in algebra theory include alternative, Bernstein, Jordan, lie, and Malcev algebras and superalgebras. The volume presents applications to population genetics theory, physics, and more.

Prevention of venous thrombosis after cardiac devices implantation is an important health issue to be considered by cardiac pacing experts. This prevention is justified by the high incidence of these obstructions causing major clinical and technical complications during device upgrade, lead replacement procedures, other diagnostic or therapeutic interventions that require venous catheterization. However, the usefulness of prophylactic therapeutic strategies to prevent these complications remains unknown. This books reports the results of the first randomized clinical trial designed to assess...